Charlie Burrus's College Football Rankings
Final 2011 Pre-Bowl Rankings
| Rank | Conference | Team | Record | Votes | Bowl |
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| 1 | SEC | LSU | 13-0 | 10.1409 | Championship |
| 2 | Big 12 | Oklahoma St. | 11-1 | 7.1025 | Fiesta |
| 3 | SEC | Alabama | 11-1 | 6.9206 | Championship |
| 4 | Pac 12 | Oregon | 11-2 | 4.8634 | Rose |
| 5 | Pac 12 | Stanford | 11-1 | 4.5601 | Fiesta |
| 6 | Big 10 | Wisconsin | 11-2 | 4.2799 | Rose |
| 7 | Big 12 | Oklahoma | 9-3 | 4.2358 | Insight |
| 8 | Pac 12 | USC | 10-2 | 3.9021 | |
| 9 | SEC | Arkansas | 10-2 | 3.7305 | Cotton |
| 10 | Big 12 | Kansas St. | 10-2 | 3.5487 | Cotton |
| 11 | Big 10 | Michigan | 10-2 | 3.5031 | Sugar |
| 12 | Mtn West | Boise St. | 11-1 | 3.4921 | Las Vegas |
| 13 | Big 12 | Baylor | 9-3 | 3.3775 | Alamo |
| 14 | SEC | South Carolina | 10-2 | 3.1277 | Capital One |
| 15 | Big 10 | Michigan St. | 10-3 | 3.0702 | Outback |
| 16 | Big 12 | Texas A&M | 6-6 | 2.7693 | Texas |
| 17 | SEC | Georgia | 10-3 | 2.7659 | Outback |
| 18 | Mtn West | TCU | 10-2 | 2.7439 | Poinsettia |
| 19 | USA | Houston | 12-1 | 2.7189 | Ticket City |
| 20 | Big 10 | Nebraska | 9-3 | 2.6513 | Capital One |
| 21 | Big 12 | Missouri | 7-5 | 2.6421 | Independence |
| 22 | Big 12 | Texas | 7-5 | 2.4844 | Holiday |
| 23 | USA | Southern Miss | 11-2 | 2.4740 | Hawaii |
| 24 | ACC | Clemson | 10-3 | 2.4445 | Orange |
| 25 | Ind | Notre Dame | 8-4 | 2.4370 | Champs Sports |
| 26 | ACC | Virginia Tech | 11-2 | 2.3197 | Sugar |
| 27 | Big 10 | Penn St. | 9-3 | 2.1371 | Ticket City |
| 28 | ACC | Florida St. | 8-4 | 2.1240 | Champs Sports |
| 29 | Big 12 | Iowa St. | 6-6 | 2.0736 | Pinstripe |
| 30 | Pac 12 | Arizona St. | 6-6 | 2.0056 | Las Vegas |
| 31 | Big East | West Virginia | 9-3 | 1.9136 | Orange |
| 32 | Pac 12 | California | 7-5 | 1.8211 | Holiday |
| 33 | Big 10 | Ohio St. | 6-6 | 1.7898 | Gator |
| 34 | Big 10 | Iowa | 7-5 | 1.7776 | Insight |
| 35 | SEC | Mississippi St. | 6-6 | 1.7728 | Music City |
| 36 | SEC | Auburn | 7-5 | 1.7545 | Chick-Fil-A |
| 37 | Big East | Cincinnati | 9-3 | 1.7015 | Liberty |
| 38 | Pac 12 | Utah | 7-5 | 1.6428 | Sun |
| 39 | SEC | Florida | 6-6 | 1.6335 | Gator |
| 40 | ACC | U. of Miami | 6-6 | 1.6128 | |
| 41 | ACC | Georgia Tech | 8-4 | 1.6110 | Sun |
| 42 | Sun Belt | Arkansas St. | 10-2 | 1.5902 | Godaddy.com |
| 43 | Pac 12 | Washington | 7-5 | 1.5743 | Alamo |
| 44 | SEC | Vanderbilt | 6-6 | 1.5643 | Liberty |
| 45 | USA | Tulsa | 8-4 | 1.5620 | Armed Forces |
| 46 | Ind | BYU | 9-3 | 1.5493 | Armed Forces |
| 47 | WAC | Louisiana Tech | 8-4 | 1.5437 | Poinsettia |
| 48 | Big East | Rutgers | 8-4 | 1.5070 | Pinstripe |
| 49 | Big 12 | Texas Tech | 5-7 | 1.4974 | |
| 50 | ACC | North Carolina | 7-5 | 1.4959 | Independence |
| 51 | SEC | Tennessee | 5-7 | 1.4573 | |
| 52 | Big East | Louisville | 7-5 | 1.4218 | Belk |
| 53 | ACC | Virginia | 8-4 | 1.4064 | Chick-Fil-A |
| 54 | Mid-Am | N. Illinois | 10-3 | 1.4056 | Godaddy.com |
| 55 | ACC | NC State | 7-5 | 1.4009 | Belk |
| 56 | Mid-Am | Toledo | 8-4 | 1.3978 | Military |
| 57 | Big 10 | Illinois | 6-6 | 1.3582 | Kraft Fight Hunger |
| 58 | Big 10 | Northwestern | 6-6 | 1.3578 | Texas |
| 59 | Pac 12 | UCLA | 6-7 | 1.3329 | Kraft Fight Hunger |
| 60 | Pac 12 | Arizona | 4-8 | 1.3282 | |
| 61 | Big East | Pittsburgh | 6-6 | 1.2878 | BBVA Compass |
| 62 | Mtn West | San Diego St. | 8-4 | 1.2586 | New Orleans |
| 63 | Big 10 | Purdue | 6-6 | 1.1284 | Little Caesars Pizza |
| 64 | WAC | Nevada | 7-5 | 1.1267 | Hawaii |
| 65 | Big East | South Florida | 5-7 | 1.1230 | |
| 66 | ACC | Wake Forest | 6-6 | 1.1224 | Music City |
| 67 | WAC | Utah St. | 7-5 | 1.0887 | Famous Idaho Potato |
| 68 | Sun Belt | La.-Lafayette | 8-4 | 1.0816 | New Orleans |
| 69 | Mtn West | Wyoming | 8-4 | 1.0727 | New Mexico |
| 70 | Mid-Am | Temple | 8-4 | 1.0705 | New Mexico |
| 71 | Mtn West | Air Force | 7-5 | 1.0555 | Military |
| 72 | SEC | Kentucky | 5-7 | 1.0551 | |
| 73 | Sun Belt | W. Kentucky | 7-5 | 1.0378 | |
| 74 | USA | SMU | 7-5 | 1.0320 | BBVA Compass |
| 75 | Mid-Am | Ohio U. | 9-4 | 1.0207 | Famous Idaho Potato |
| 76 | Big 10 | Minnesota | 3-9 | 1.0079 | |
| 77 | Sun Belt | Florida Int'l | 8-4 | 0.9990 | Beef 'O' Brady's |
| 78 | Ind | Navy | 5-7 | 0.9797 | |
| 79 | Pac 12 | Oregon St. | 3-9 | 0.9754 | |
| 80 | Pac 12 | Washington St. | 4-8 | 0.9753 | |
| 81 | Big East | Connecticut | 5-7 | 0.9618 | |
| 82 | Big East | Syracuse | 5-7 | 0.9534 | |
| 83 | Mid-Am | W. Michigan | 7-5 | 0.9445 | Little Caesars Pizza |
| 84 | ACC | Boston College | 4-8 | 0.9289 | |
| 85 | USA | Marshall | 6-6 | 0.9211 | Beef 'O' Brady's |
| 86 | USA | Central Florida | 5-7 | 0.8938 | |
| 87 | SEC | Mississippi | 2-10 | 0.8683 | |
| 88 | Big 12 | Kansas | 2-10 | 0.8590 | |
| 89 | WAC | San Jose St. | 5-7 | 0.7995 | |
| 90 | USA | East Carolina | 5-7 | 0.7958 | |
| 91 | Pac 12 | Colorado | 3-10 | 0.7857 | |
| 92 | WAC | Hawaii | 6-7 | 0.7472 | |
| 93 | WAC | Fresno St. | 4-9 | 0.7173 | |
| 94 | Mid-Am | Ball State | 6-6 | 0.7018 | |
| 95 | ACC | Duke | 3-9 | 0.6896 | |
| 96 | ACC | Maryland | 2-10 | 0.6721 | |
| 97 | Sun Belt | North Texas | 5-7 | 0.6683 | |
| 98 | USA | Rice | 4-8 | 0.6683 | |
| 99 | USA | UTEP | 5-7 | 0.6482 | |
| 100 | Mid-Am | Kent State | 5-7 | 0.6347 | |
| 101 | Mid-Am | Miami U. | 4-8 | 0.6280 | |
| 102 | Sun Belt | La.-Monroe | 4-8 | 0.6171 | |
| 103 | Mid-Am | Bowling Green | 5-7 | 0.5989 | |
| 104 | Mid-Am | E. Michigan | 6-6 | 0.5899 | |
| 105 | USA | UAB | 3-9 | 0.5865 | |
| 106 | Big 10 | Indiana | 1-11 | 0.5416 | |
| 107 | Ind | Army | 3-9 | 0.5132 | |
| 108 | Sun Belt | Troy | 3-9 | 0.5132 | |
| 109 | WAC | New Mexico St. | 4-9 | 0.5047 | |
| 110 | Mtn West | Colorado St. | 3-9 | 0.5003 | |
| 111 | Mid-Am | Cent. Michigan | 3-9 | 0.4755 | |
| 112 | WAC | Idaho | 2-10 | 0.4436 | |
| 113 | Mid-Am | Buffalo | 3-9 | 0.4286 | |
| 114 | Mtn West | UNLV | 2-10 | 0.4091 | |
| 115 | Mtn West | New Mexico | 1-11 | 0.3842 | |
| 116 | Sun Belt | Fla. Atlantic | 1-11 | 0.3184 | |
| 117 | Sun Belt | Mid. Tenn. St. | 2-10 | 0.3165 | |
| 118 | USA | Tulane | 2-11 | 0.3128 | |
| 119 | USA | Memphis | 2-10 | 0.2944 | |
| 120 | Mid-Am | Akron | 1-11 | 0.2173 | |